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As I was shaving these evening, enjoying the scent of Colleen's soap and the feel of the lather, I realized that even though I may still be working on the actual straight razor shave, my shave itself...

The strop is not wide enough to just do straight strokes, which is why I was using an x-pattern... Are you suggesting that I bring it straight down the strop, but in multiple passes per "section" of...

Well, I am certain you are all anxiously awaiting my next update, and of course I aim to please. This morning I shaved after a hot shower, and decided to try out my Bay Rum and Sweet Orange soap...

Yeah, it was some of the commentary on beard reduction vs. elimination that made me remember what I'd read earlier, which was not to put pressure on the blade. I think I was scraping too hard. I...

"Dear Shave Diary..."

I eased back on the pressure tonight and it made a difference in terms of comfort. I'm getting to the point where I can get my cheeks pretty decent but as I mentioned...

Well, here is another entry in my shave journal for anyone who is interested. Having given my face a few days to rest, I gave things another try this morning. I would say it's the best I've done so...

Well, here is another update, with both good and bad.

I was out of town the last few days and so I returned home to find my package of soaps from Colleen. They smelled great and so naturally I...

I was thinking... Instead of having too much water in the lather, what if it's not enough? I did another attempt this morning, just on the cheeks this time, and while it went a little better, there...

I watched some of the sections from Lynn's DVD this afternoon. What a great and comprehensive resource - I'm a very visual person and it's great to actually see various techniques demonstrated. I...

Well, here are the details of the first attempt.

My razor had arrived, honed by a member of the forums. I hung up my strop in the bathroom (got an actual hook to replace my palm-slicing coat...

Well, I thought I would add a slightly humorous update. I received a razor from heavyduty last night and so I finally needed to find a place to hang my strop. I don't have any hooks yet, so I took...

Well, she is about to receive an order from me... It's funny because I NEVER used to shave on a weekend unless there was a wedding or something similar that I had to attend... Heck, I tried to...

It may be too late, I am already hooked on creams and probably soon soaps as well, and then of course those beg for just the right brushes, and then... It can only get worse once I get into the...

Thanks for the advice. I've purchased the initial straight razor/strop already, but I probably won't purchase much more beyond what I already have until I get the chance to actually shave with the...

Well, I haven't received my razor yet but I have been practicing the "wetshaving" and doing a little experimentation. Even with my current razor, the shaves seem better, with fewer nicks. ...

I will purchase the DVD, thanks. One interesting thing is that while I typically NEVER shave on the weekends, I found myself shaving yesterday just to get some practice with the cream/brush and...

Hello all,

I don't typically post "introduction" threads on forums but thought I might break my own rule here after browsing around. So, hello! I first got the notion of getting into straight...